When I was in grade school, my mother put me in martial arts so I could develop self-confidence as well provide a means of self-defense. Karate was the first martial art that I learned. While I was involved in karate, I got the chance to compete in several tournaments. I always liked competing, but even at an early age I always felt that the stop-and-go, point sparring style of competition of Karate was not realistic. Eventually, I lost interest in karate.

In high school, I saw my first mixed martial arts show. I was immediately hooked. I started taking Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and kickboxing lessons soon after that at two different academies.

A couple years after I began my training I had to move to the Gaithersburg for college. Evolve Academy was the closest academy to my new home. What struck me first when I started training at the Academy was how experienced Mike Moses was at both striking and grappling. Having an instructor who understands both aspects of martial arts so well has been an invaluable resource in developing my skills for mixed martial arts competition.

Before, I had to go to two different schools and work with instructors who did not understand how to blend one aspect of mixed martial arts with the other. Now that I train at Evolve Academy, I have one instructor who knows understands the game completely. As an instructor, I try to teach the same values to the other students.

Having had the opportunity to compete in the cage, I've been able to really test what works and what doesn't, and pass that on to my students."


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Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) in Gaithersburg, MD is here!  Do you want to train with the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai and MMA fighters in Maryland?  Then train with us at Evolve Academy of Mixed Martial Arts and MMA.  Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full contact combat sport that allows a wide variety of fighting techniques and skills, from a mixture of martial arts traditions and non-traditions. The MMA rules allow the use of both striking as well as grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground. Such competitions allow mixed martial artists of different backgrounds to compete. If you want to train MMA in Maryland, there's no better place than Evolve Academy of Mixed Martial arts in Gaithersburg, MD!